...smiled. Then crown'd again their golden harps they took, Harps ever tuned, that glittering by their side Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming...introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high ; ¡Vo voice exempt, no voice but well could join Melodious part : such concord is in heaven. "Thee,...

...Then crown'd again, their golden harpa they took, Harps ever tun'd, that, glitl'ring by their aide, Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming symphony they introduce The sacred eong, and waken raptures high: No one exempt, no voice but well could join Melodious part...

...Then, crown'd again, their golden harps they took, Harps ever tun'd, that glittering by their side Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming...Omnipotent, Immutable, Immortal, Infinite, Eternal King; the Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible Amidst the glorious brightness where...

...Then crown'd again their golden harps they took, Harps ever tun'd, that glittering by their side 3*36 Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming...high ; No voice exempt, no voice but well could join 370 Melodious part, such concord is in heaven. Thee, Father, first they sung, Omnipotent, Immutable,...

...1Гс(/1>н. This preamble to that history was not improper lur this relation. Clarnulvn. With preamblft sweet Of charming symphony they introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. Millau. He not only undermineth the base of religion, but destroyeth the principal preambuloits unto...

...introduce Their saered song, and waken raptures high : 370 No voice exempt — no voice hut well could joii Melodious part : such concord is in heaven. Thee, Father, first they sung, Omnipotent Immutahle — Immortal — Infinite — Eternal King ! Thee, Author of all heing, 375 Fountain of light,...

...Then, crowned again, their golden harps they took, Harps ever tuned, that glittering by their side Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming...could join Melodious part, such concord is in heaven. It is a beautiful idea of the poet that the AMARANTH (an emblem of immortality) was, during the brief...

...Then, crown'd again, their golden harps they took, Harps ever tuned, that glittering by their side Like quivers hung, and with preamble sweet Of charming...Omnipotent, Immutable, Immortal, Infinite, Eternal King,'" &c. The reader may turn, for himself, to the song. In describing the persons and deeds of angels, Milton...

...swtel, With charming symphony they inlroduce The sacred song, and waken raptures high : No one cTemjit, no voice but well could join Melodious part — such concord is in Heaven." The influence of such spiritual worship is of the worthiest kind. The good Herbert of En°land doors...

...and the Pascal chaunt " O Filii, O Filial !" In Milton's sublimity of expression we may repeat — " Of charming symphony they introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high." (It was, I believe, on Palestrina's violin that the following antithetic distich was inscribed : condamne"...